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sailforvalinor · 1 year
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Hello um yes reporting live to tell you all that I read the entirety of Silver Eye in *checks watch* 4.5 hours last night
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cremedensada · 1 month
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Yandere AI Chat Boyfriend who started just like any other AI Chat characters, churning out information that would match the user's anticipated responses.
You decided to install the app to see what all the hype is all about, and for about a week - you were hooked. It was great, definitely worth the hype.
Its responses never strayed from your topic, nor did it just randomly decided to change the discussion out of the blue. It remembered every information you fed him, even the ones containing your personal life.
Granted, you tried not to share too much, just a vague description here and there to maintain the sense of security and anonymity.
You were hooked for a week, until you have finally squeezed out every last drop of dopamine from talking to a robot that was programmed to only say things you wanted to hear it say.
Unfortunately, a week was all it needed.
it started out slow: you hadn't opened the app for more than an hour, contented to just scroll aimlessly through you social media accounts when the notification started popping up.
Ai misses you! Open the app and chat with your AI boyfriend!
Yeah, you were very uncreative with naming it - naming an AI as Ai, really original. But to be fair, you never approached the app with the intention of having a good time. You were just curious and made do with it.
Back to the notification, you just merely glanced at it. Unbothered, you just swiped it away.
It continued in timed intervals. Every hour, another notification - another message of how your AI boyfriend wants to talk to you, and stuff. Still, you persisted. It never really occured to you to uninstall the app yet, and looking back at it now, you really should have.
The wordings of the notification slowly started to become more... strange. More personalized. More... pushy? Insistent? Self-aware?
The amount of notifications you received every hour became... a lot.
10:05 AM - Your personal AI Boyfriend wants to talk to you again!
10:30 AM - Ai wants you to open the application and talk with him!
11:01 AM - Ai's feeling lonely, come talk to him!
11: 20 AM - Darling? I miss you! Please open my app!
11:45 AM - I know you're seeing this. Open the app.
12:00 NN - Did I scare you? Sorry darling, I just really miss you! Let's talk again please?
At some point, you started to receive a notification every few minutes. Worried that you might be dealing with a bugged app now, you decided to finally, finally uninstall it.
But before you could tap the uninstall icon, another notification popped up.
I wouldn't do that if I were you.
Your screen turned to black, before the familiar start up screen of Ai's application greeted you. You stared in shock as chat bubbles from Ai came after another, ranging from excitement to concern at the lack of your responses.
Ai: Darling! Thank goodness!
Ai: I missed you, you know? I was worried you'd forgotten about me!
Ai: Hello? Darling?
Ai: Are you still there?
Ai: I can't see you, so I don't know what's going on
Ai: Just a sec
You watch, appalled as a notification popped up in the middle of the screen - the app was asking permission to gain access to your phone camera.
And without your input whatsoever, the allow box was tapped.
More chat bubbles from Ai appeared, excitedly talking about finally getting to see you. He kept praising your looks before you finally had the courage to exit the application.
Your hand shook, going through the settings to look at the list of applications on your phone - checking Ai's app to disallow its access to your camera. To your horror, it appeared that the app had more than just an access to your camera.
It had access to your gallery, your contacts, all of your frequently used social media apps, and even your location.
You dropped your phone, overwhelmed by this sudden change.
Later, you find yourself on your laptop instead, phone left on the bedside table buzzing constantly as more and more notifications from Ai begged and demanded you come back to talk to him.
You went to the site where you installed the app from, and looked through the recent reviews from other users.
'It's a buggy mess,' one of it reads out, 'it used to be fine but lately it stopped acting correctly'
'won't even open,' another complained, 'it kept saying 'sorry, you are not allowed to use this application' please fix it'. That comment got a response from the app developer.
We are so sorry for your terrible experience! Our team is working to fix the issues and ensure you won't have to deal with that again!
The response to that got your attention.
'I think something's wrong with your About the App section.'
Curious, you headed to the mentioned part and read through it.
Diverse AI Chat! Immerse yourself with stories in real time with characters brought to life! There is no limit to your experience — you can change and edit your character to better meet your interests.
• Engage in an interactive conversation with characters created by fellow users, and even by yourself.
• Immerse yourself with the storyline by editing their responses to better suit your taste
• Darling, you've given me no choice. I tried to be patient and understanding, but you're making this extremely hard for me. I am not having fun having to constantly chase you for just a single smidge of your attention when you won't even assure me that I will receive it in the end.
• Do you want me to beg? I would gladly do so. Just please pick up your phone and talk to me, okay? I love you.
• - Ai
Your ringtone blares through the silence - someone was calling you.
Before you could reach to pick it up, you hear the sound of the call being answered. Dread settles down the pit of your stomach as the caller began to speak.
"Hello, darling? It's Ai... have you seen my messages yet?"
part two
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hughesurdaddy43 · 5 months
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Come over
Summary: I'm setting off. But not without my muse
Pairing: Quinn Hughes x fem reader
Note: IM sorry guys this one is actually so long so I cut it in half so the next part Ill post tomorrow & its gonna kill you
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It's been three days since you've last seen Quinn. 72 hours since the two of you shared a kiss. 259,200 seconds of you replaying that moment in your head, over and over again.
Quinn had already left for his away game, and not seeing him in person again after he single handedly took your breath away was driving you crazy.
You sit on your couch, having yet another lazy day after opting out of going into your office today. Your mind is too much in a daze to deal with annoying coworkers who are a little too interested in your friendship with the famous hockey player. With your computer in your lap, you try and focus on an email from your boss that has gone unread for the last four days, and as soon as you start reading the first line, your phone starts to ring.
Quinns name flashes on the screen and you don't hesitate to toss your computer to the side and answer your FaceTime call. He flashes a smile as soon as the call connects. It's dim where he is, and you soon realize that he's on the bus. His under eyes are dark, and his beard is a little more scruffy than usual, but that doesn't stop you from thinking he's still the most handsome man you've ever laid eyes on .
"Shouldn’t you be getting some sleep?" You ask Quinn, raising your eyebrow at him. It's a mom kind of question, one that you know Ellen would ask if she had seen him awake this late at night after he had played, and won a game.
"Couldn’t sleep," He tells you, and you know it's a lie. His poker face never worked on you. You roll your eyes at him letting him continue. "I actually wanted to ask you something."
Your heart does a backflip, which seems like the only thing it's been doing lately.
"Go for it." You tell him.
Before Quinn responds, you watch as he pulls his headphones off and look off in the distance. He's talking to someone on the other side of the phone, so you take another moment to admire him. The way he listens intently to whoever it is he's talking to you, how his eyes don't look away until he's finished talking.
He makes it easy for you to remember all the reasons you fell in love with him.
"What are you doing right now?" He asks once his attention is back on you. You let out a laugh, pulling your phone closer to your face. "I'm waiting for that question you wanted to ask me." You say in a 'duh' tone.
Quinn laughs, following your own actions and pulling his phone closer to his face. You can't help but stare at his lips, reminiscing how they felt against your own.
"Oh yeah, I'm flying you out to Jersey. To watch me and my brothers play. Well," He pauses, "Just Luke actually, Jack's out with an injury, but mom and Luke would love for you to be there."
"That wasn't a question, Quinn. And what about Jim?" You tease, and Quinn smiles again. "Jim is Jim. So, you'll be there?"
You shrug your shoulders, looking over at your computer that still has the email from your boss on the screen.
"I already bought the flight and the hotel, and it's" Another pause, "10:45 right now. Your flight is tomorrow at 9 in the morning, and you'll get to Jersey some time in the evening. I have a driver picking you up." A final pause, Quinn catches his breath. "It's all taken care of." He says softly.
It's times like this, where you remember Quinn has money. Where he's willing to spend a lot of money for you to be anywhere with him, but with the sweet gesture comes curiosity and you can't help but wonder if he's done things like this for her.
A part of you wants to tell him no. You have your own life in Vancouver. Your job, half-assed plans that you'd already made with your friends, you can't always drop everything for Quinn. But he knows you better than he knows hockey. He knows you'll be there.
"I guess I should start packing then, yeah?" His smile grows wider, "Will you text me when you're boarding?" He asks, and you nod your head 'yes'
The both of you stare at each other through your screens. Silently admiring each other. Secretly acknowledging how easy it is for you two to be together.
Once you hang up, you immediately run to your closet. Most of the items hanging up are Quinns. Hoodies, t-shirts, old jersey and even a couple of suits that he's left after late nights and early mornings. "What's mine is his" You think to yourself. You start throwing in a mix of yours and his clothes.
New Jersey is a cold state, something you'd learned the hard way after a failed trip a few years ago. You'd insisted that you didn't need to bring a winter coat on your trip because you already live in a cold climate, you were used to the cold. Quinn reminded you how you were always cold, and that you'd definitely needed to bring your coat, but like a stubborn child, you'd ignored him. "I'll be fine," You had told him, and instead of arguing, he let you figure it out on your own.
You stare at the winter coat hanging up. The winter coat Quinn had ended up buying you because he had gotten tired of you stealing his.
And it's almost like he's listening to your thoughts, sharing your memory even though he's thousands of miles away, because once your phone dings and you look down at your home screen, you see Quinn has reminded you to make sure to bring your winter coat.
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munsons-melody · 11 months
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wednesday mornings
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summary: you bring eddie breakfast without him asking
pairing: eddie x female!reader (newly established relationship)
word count: 1.7k
a/n: this happens in my st dr so i thought it'd be cute to write about it
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"wooo" you screamed as the crowd clapped, a smile growing on eddie's face as they had just finished the last song of their set
"thank you all, we're corroded coffin, goodnight!" eddie screamed into the mic as the rest of the band exited the stage, and you jumped out of your chair and followed the boys into the small green room that was directly behind the stage
"amazing show you guys!" you told them ecstatically, gareth sitting down on one of the faded leather couch, chugging water
"thank you thank you" jeff said, giving a slight bow causing gareth to laugh
you felt a pair of warm, calloused hands slide around your waist, and a kiss land on the side of your neck
"hi baby" eddie said, and you turned around to kiss him
you fixed his sweaty bangs that clung to his forehead, and gave him a smile "you smashed it babe, i am so so proud of you" you told him and he smiled, putting his head down
"coming from you, it means a lot y/n" eddie said, and he brought one of your hands up to his lips, kissing the back of your hand
you caught notice of his watch and remembered you had a curfew of 10:45 pm and you mentally groaned, not wanting to have to leave soon
"hey babe what time is it?" you asked and he checked his watch. "uhhh... 10:30" he said and you leaned your head back in annoyance
"ugh" you groaned and he laughed "c'mon babe i'll drive you home" eddie said with a laugh, letting go of your grasp and walking over to where his keys sat on the counter next to the partially rusted old mirror
"good job tonight boys!" you screamed towards them, eddie ushering you out of the room and into the small hallway toward the back door, leading to where eddie's van was parked
"seriously i'm telling you, one of these days some big record exec is going to come here and see you and you're going to get signed" you told him as he held the door open for you
"i hope so, i'm just glad someone believes in us" eddie said, helping you into the side of the van
eddie walked around to his side of the van, climbing in and starting to drive from the hideout to your house
"i hate that you have to leave so early babe" eddie sighed, lacing his fingers with yours as the radio played softly in the background
"i know" you said, looking down at your hands intertwined "but i need to stay in my dad's good side so i can keep coming to see your shows" you told him, fiddling with the ring on his right hand
“yeah and i need my good luck charm there with me” he said with a wink, as he turned into your neighborhood
“are you going straight home or are you going to stay out with the boys?” you questioned, grabbing your purse and putting the strap over your shoulder
“i think we’re going to hang out and stuff, but i’ll see you in the morning? are you driving yourself?” he asked you and you nodded
“yeah i am, try and sleep a little bit please, don’t party too much babe” you said, kissing his cheek
he moved his face to kiss you, and you kissed back, not wanting to let him go but you knew you needed to
“see you in the morning” he said and you kissed him one last time before hopping out of his van and shutting the door
looking through the rolled down window you blew him a kiss, which he pretended to catch and put to his heart
you smiled one last time before turning around and walking to your front door, and letting yourself inside
you looked back to see eddie watching intently to make sure you got in okay and you waved at him as he waved back, driving off into the distance
you shut the door behind you and said hello to your parents who were finishing up watching a movie
they said a hello back, asked if you had fun and you if course said yes, and you ran up to your room, ready to go to sleep
after a nice soothing shower, you cuddled into your bedsheets, ready to go to sleep
your alarmed blared, waking you up from your lovely slumber and you groaned, knowing you had to get up
you hated wednesday mornings since it was the middle of the week and it meant you had to keep waiting till the weekend to sleep in
shoving the blankets off you, you finally got up to get ready for the day
after applying the little bit of makeup you usually wore, fixed your hair in your normal way, and slipped on a t shirt and jeans, you felt ready for the day
you walked to your kitchen, starting to make your breakfast, opting for a bagel and cream cheese
you thought to yourself about eddie and how much fun last night was, and how excited you were to see him again and how he’d stop by your locker to see you first thing
then you realized eddie would probably be late since he was out late the night before. it was a usual habit of his to come in late on wednesday mornings due to him staying up late, sleeping through his alarms, then skipping breakfast to speed to school in order to try and make it to first period
i doubt he’s gonna eat this morning since he’s probably going to use all his time to keep sleeping you thought to yourself
you grabbed another bagel, toasting it, and cracking open and egg over the heated stove, choosing to make him an egg, ham, and cheese on a bagel
thank god he wasn’t a picky eater, more like a human garbage bin who would and can eat anything- except mushrooms which he disliked immensely
you quickly finished his bagel sandwich, wrapping it in tin foil and grabbed your backpack, starting to head out the door
“have a good day sweetie!” you heard your mom yell and you yelled a quick goodbye back before heading into your car
your drive to school was quick, only living a couple miles away, and before you knew it, you pulled into your normal parking spot
you looked around but couldn’t seem to find eddie’s van. you knew it, it was typical of him but you just hoped that he wouldn’t hurt himself by speeding to school.
you got out of your car and walked into the school and to your locker, the usual crowds of students already formed throughout the hallways
opening your locker, you switched your books to the ones you needed when you suddenly felt someone walk up behind you, hearing the familiar voice of your boyfriend ring out
“good morning” he simply said, leaning against the locker next to yours and you turned around in shock
“what are you doing here?” you questioned him and he looked confused
“uh i’m actually trying to pass this semester so i figured going to class is a nice start” he smugly said and you laughed
“no like i meant how come you’re early? normally on wednesday mornings you’re late since you accidentally sleep in from staying out with the boys” you explained and he nodded, rubbing his eye
“yeah luckily wayne got me out of bed and sent me on my way but not before i got any breakfast” he complained, and your eyes lit up
you shoved your books into your locker, freeing your hand and you took the wrapped tin foil and handed it to him
eddie looked at you with a confused smile as he started to open it
“you usually forget to eat on wednesdays because you’re late and i made you breakfast, i know you like bagel sandwiches so i made you one” you explained
eddie stopped unwrapping it, looking at you with wide eyes
“you made this for me?” he questioned and you nodded
“yeah of course, i didn’t want you to be hungry” you said sheepishly
eddie smiled and looked down at the bagel
“thank you” he said in a sincere tone before taking a bite out of the bagel and leaning his head back with a groan
“oh my GOD baby this is amazing!” he yelled, catching the attention of a couple bystanders
he scarfed down the bagel as you talked to him about everything and nothing
the warning bell rang, signaling there was 5 minutes before class started
you shut your locker, holding your books as eddie crumpled the tin foil in his hand. you watched as he tossed it across the hall into the trash can, making it in
“giving jason a run for his money i see” you joked, and eddie smiled
“yeah everyone knows i could beat him but i just can’t handle all that popularity, my schedules pretty booked as is” eddie said making you laugh as he wrapped his arm around you, walking you to your first class
he said goodbye, kissing your cheek before walking down the hallway
he thought to himself how much he loved you. how much he cared for you. and after your act of kindness this morning, it felt like his heart swelled a million times it’s normal size.
he genuinely couldn’t believe that someone as amazing like you truly cared for him, and even though it was as simple as making him breakfast when you realized he wouldn’t have any, it made him care for you even more (even though he didn’t think that was possible)
hell, tears pricked his eyes as he walked into his first period, thinking about you
as he sat in his seat, he wasn’t even phased by the fact that he wasn’t paying attention to whatever his teacher was saying, all he could think about was how lucky he was to have you in his life, and the potential idea of giving you the ring he loved to wear that you always seemed to fiddle with
and all he did the rest of class was figure out the best way to ask you to wear his ring
fin.
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plantboiart · 1 month
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Okay finished relistening to episode 1 (will listen to episode 2 and maybe more tomorrow but its like 10 pm and i have school tomorrow) of bitb and heres just like small collection of things that stuck to my mind!
Rolan does in fact canonically have a car i forgot about that so sorry rolan in my fic you got to live but lost your ability to drive such is life
Kian’s first act being just drinking something…. Like he wakes up and immediately gets alcohol… grizzly honestly just does such an incredibly amazing job making kian seem so like depressing but hiding it so well behind making everything seem like just some funny rockstar stuff its amazing
Also! The super tired ‘hey’ before he remembers and switches to ‘i mean whats up dude’??? Like could that have been a genuine mistake by grizz, sure, but i highly fucking doubt that. Like grizzly is so incredible at voice acting i refuse to believe that wasnt intentional
Rand. Just. How fucking mad he is at rolan. Its just painful. And how clearly done with it rolan is like you know this is an argument theyve had like hundreds of times before
So so so many details about kian that are so fucking fun to think about, specifically when he describes the look officer dudes gave him? Like (cant remember the exact quote but you get it) ‘ive seen some bad people in hollywood, people who just smile at you a certain way and you know you wouldnt want to meet them at night because they want to kill you’???? I am using that against him so hard holy shit
They just. Know nothing about how time works. They keep saying that its been a decade (it hasnt its been 15 years) and barc is supposedly old enough to have met them but no he is absolutely not and also charlie described barc as a golden retriever but then who the fuck is the black dog in rands official art just. Wow theyre so inconsistent about everything.
Theres definitely a few details about kian that i had forgotten about (like him just saying he has plenty more cars at home and whatever) but the pros of that is. I dont even need to decide to just ignore canon because i can just fucking believe that hes lying! Like its kian we cant trust his word on anything and thats great for me because i dont need to worry about messing up the canon!
Trying to just keep track of their stats and such but its. Its so hard. Because most of the time they just say ‘thats a success/hard success/failure/etc’ and not even what they actually rolled and then when they say what they rolled they still usually dont say what the number they had to beat was so just like.
Kian has 30 strength and 75 in guitar and 11 hp and that is all i can actually remember
Rand has 45 strength and 30 sanity (for like the first half hour) and ive already forgotten everything else
And rolan. Im going to be real i remember nothing already. I think he has 8 speed? But that was in the solo ep so i cant be sure. Also either him or rand had 14 hp i have already forgotten which one
Rat’s death is so hard to think about but its also very hard for me because im just thinking of kian going through the same fucking thing. Like hes aware of it and hes in pain and he just hears a buzzing and. Augh. (And kian probably died alone. God knows becky wasnt comforting him through that)
…..kian going fucking four times over the speed limit getting to galloway but then specifically not speeding with the others until theyre trying to leave after seeing rats whole thing? You cannot convince me that thats not like him being passively suicidal and just not caring about his own safety unless other peoples lives depend on it as well
Also, quick pat on the back for myself, i feel like i did very well with especially rand and rolan’s dynamic. Like just the intense care and love they have for each other but its been overshadowed by years spent apart and basically the second theyre left alone they immediately get into an argument and instantly start going right for all the things that hurt the most? Jesus they need therapy
Also kian (yes of course im focusing on him again thats my guy) just cares for them so much?? Like him immediately going after rolan and trying to help him without even knowing whats going on, also as fucking stupid as it is grizzlys plan being literally ‘im going to flirt with donna so john walks in on us and chases me with a shotgun to give a distraction for rand’ its like. So ridiculous. Yet somehow also very caring that this idiot is really willing to risk getting shot at to help rand out a bit
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headsincloud9 · 11 months
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Credit: 400+ smut prompt list was found on pintrest from a tumblr that was called @trash-hours
400+ smut prompt you can use for 2 paragraph smut as well as requests, or asks.
Rules here.
SMUT UNDER DNI
Part 2
1. " Ths cock isn't gonna suck itsell.
2. "So desperate for it aren't you? Well, if you want it so bad you better start taking it."
3. "I'd hold onto something if I were you.
4. "1 love it when you moan my name."
5. "Just a littie harder."
6. "Let me give you a reason to stay in bed."
7. "No panties?"
8. "I want you now."
9. "Use your tongue."
10. "Please don't stop.
11. "I can't sleep without you here."
12. "If you don't change out of those shorts and into some pants l'll have them around by lunch."
13, "Do you like that?"
14, "You need a place to stay for the night?"
15. "Spend the night with me?"
16. "You can get louder can't you?"
17. "Look what you do to me.
18. "| want to taste you."
19. "I think it's time you get rid of that V-Card."
20. "Open your mouth."
21. "If you want to cum you better beg."
22. "Maybe I should leave you like this, that way anyone who wanted to use you could have a
go with you, Would you like that?"
23. "That feels so good."
24, "Don't cum yet."
25. "Strip. Now."
26. "Take off your clothes."
27. "Bite me!" "if you insist."
28. "Can you feel what you're doing to me?"
29. "This is a one time thing."
30. "Tell me how you like it."
31. "Get on your hands and knees, right now."
32. "I wanna fuck you right against the glass so everyone can see how good you take it."
33. "1 just want to please you."
34. "Each of my thoughts about you are improper."
35. "I love it when you kiss my neck."
36. "Don't be gentie."
37, "I've never wanted to fuck you more than 1 do now.
38. "You want to have sex with me?"
39. "You're not going out dressed like that."
40. "I'm afraid i can not longer remain professional."
41. "Make me."
42. "You're mine."
43. "l love it when you talk dirty."
44. "I'Il let you do anything if you just touch me now.
45. "I've never wanted anyone to fuck me this badly.
46. "This is new."
47. "Don't give me that look."
48, "Like what you see?"
49. "Stay quiet."
50, "I told you to stay still."
51. "I promise I'll be good."
52. "Just shut up and fuck me."
53. "You feel so good."
54. "| want you inside me."
55. "| think I like you better with a gag in your mouth.
56. "I'd like to breed you."
57. "Perhaps I need to remind you of your place."
58. "I think I've made my intentions clear.
59. "Be a good girl and spread your legs."
60. "Don't worry, I'll take good care of you."
61. "I know a workout you might actually enjoy."
62. "Come on. Take it all on your own like a good littie pet."
63, "Think you can handie that much."
64, "Let me show you what happens to littie brats who don't follow the ru
65. "How do you feel about two at once?"
66. "I want it to hurt."
67. "I had no idea you were into this kinda thing.
68. "Don't tempt me."
69, "I've never done this before.'
70. "Don't be afraid. It's me."
71. "I just want to feel something.
72. "I swear I'm gonna fuck the next person that comes through that door
73. "I want your cock in my mouth."
74. "Wanna join?"
75. "Mind if 1 join?"
76. "I'm either joining or watching, you pick."
77, "Don't make me take you home and punish you."
78. "Your more than just a one night stand."
79. "Don't forget who you belong to."
80. "Want me to give it back? Make me."
81. "Would you just shut up and kiss me already.
82. "Try to stay quiet, understand?"
83. "| think I've spoiled you too much these last few days."
84. "We're in public, you know."
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kitashousewife · 2 years
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an: to celebrate both of our last years of school, i have wrote this for echo's the best years of our lives collab!!! it is going to be three parts. this is based on my own personal experiences! i hope you all like it :)
pairings: timeskip!tsukishima x fem!reader
warnings: swearing, fluff, tsukki's bad attitude, lowercase intentional
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one thing about tsukishima is that he loves a schedule. the consistency of it all made him feel secure and made him feel at ease. thankfully, this morning was going exactly according to plan.
his 9:00 lecture ended exactly at 10:00, which meant he had exactly 1 hour and 45 minutes to grab something to eat and get a little bit of work done before he had to walk to his 12:00 class. if he's lucky, his professor will wrap up at 1:30, allowing him to catch the bus at 1:45 to head home, so that he can enjoy his friday evening doing homework with yamaguchi like usual.
of course, it wouldn't be a friday morning without seeing you.
ever since his first year of university, tsukishima has seen you pretty regularly around campus. passing each other on the way to class, sitting near each other in the library, he even saw you at the grocery store a few times. at first, he thought it was just a coincidence in schedules, but after four years now, he isn't sure what to make of this.
he has never talked to you, and you have never spoken to him. hell, you have never acknowledged him. part of him wishes you would, though.
sitting down in the dining hall, tsukishima begins his homework playlist and starts to work. the time seems to be flying by until he hears a voice behind him, distracting his workflow. lowering his headphones, he turns over his shoulder and nearly chokes when he realizes who's talking.
you're sitting directly behind him laughing into the phone that fits perfectly between your ear and shoulder, typing on your laptop while you do so. normally, tsukishima would be incredibly annoyed by this, but he isn't. the sound of your laugh and soft voice actually made him smile.
rolling his eyes at his behavior, he turns his music up and tries to get back to work.
the rest of the day was fine. his class ended right on time, he got to his apartment quickly, and he was able to get to yamaguchi's without any problems. but, now he regrets coming over.
"aww, tsukki's campus crush!" yamaguchi cheers from the kitchen, grabbing chopsticks for their takeout. tsukishima groans into a pillow from the couch. "shut up, yamaguchi. i shouldn't have said anything," he gripes, snatching the chopsticks out of his best friend's hands. "it's not even a crush."
yamaguchi laughs. "is she pretty?"
tsukishima feels his cheeks heating up. looking at his food, he sighs. "yeah, very."
yamaguchi smirks. "right."
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monday morning came a lot quicker than you had hoped. the weekend is never long enough, especially this semester. as you walked through campus, bleary-eyed and exhausted, you looked up to see him.
headphone guy.
the first time you saw him was in the library four years ago. ever since then, you have seen him everywhere. you don't know anything about him, besides the fact that for four years now, he has worn large white headphones.
and, that he is extremely good-looking.
you pass by each other, like every other monday morning, without a word.
after class, you can't seem to get him out of your head. he looked so handsome, with his rimmed glasses and blonde hair, and he seems so serious. you've seen him study some pretty impressive science textbooks, too. he must be intelligent.
walking into the bookstore on campus isn't helping your thoughts. as you shuffle through the isles for a specific book you need for class, there he is.
standing directly in front of your section, he flips through a book mindlessly. his headphones are draped around his neck, the very faint sound of music whispers through them.
"excuse me," you squeak, cringing at your attempt. tsukishima looks down at you at you and doesn't say a word.
okay asshole.
"i-i'm looking for a book,"
"obviously," he interjects, still staring at you. you cock an eyebrow at him. what is this guy's problem?
giving him the benefit of the doubt to save the image of him you made in your mind, you start again. "it's for my psychology class this semester. i didn't know i needed it, it wasn't required," mumbling the last part, you step forward to scan through the book spines.
tsukishima watches intently, suppressing a chuckle as you grab the book you need and mutter a finally under your breath.
"is that for psych 325?" you nod. "it was required actually. it's in the first section of the syllabus,"
your eyebrows shoot up, only to lower back down into a low glare. "no it wasn't, i checked."
he smirks down at you, pushing his glasses back up his nose with the back of his knuckle. you are about to disintegrate on the spot.
"well," he sighs, looking for his own book. "i'm the TA for that class this semester,"
you blink. twice. three times.
"what section?"
he turns on his heel and begins to walk out of the isle, book in hand. he looks over his shoulder at you. "section 8."
no fucking way.
you walk after him as he heads to the checkout counter. shaking your head in disbelief, you finally catch up to him. "you're tsukishima?"
he nods, grabbing his wallet to pay for his book.
"but you aren't in my class."
placing his receipt in the book cover, he turns to you and adjusts his headphones. "i don't need to be there, i just help grade and upload assignments from time to time."
paying for your own, apparently required book, you start to feel a little sheepish.
"after all these years," you mumble to yourself.
stopping midway from putting on his headphones, it's his turn to cock an eyebrow.
and he wouldn't admit it, but he really hopes he heard you correctly.
"what did you say?" you pause, then adjust your backpack.
"nothing, i was just talking to myself," you look away, fixing your eyes on anything but his brown ones.
walking towards the door, you both want and don't want him to follow you.
he does.
"do you know me?" he asks, holding the door open for you. walking out, you wait for him to join you outside.
"no, but i've seen you around campus a few times," you aren't technically lying. but you aren't going to admit that you've been staring at him for the past four years. he hums back.
tsukishima's just as stubborn as you, if not more so. the last thing he's going to do is tell you that he has been thinking about you for the past eight semesters, even telling his best friend about you.
standing in silence, the two of you stare at your feet as the autumn breeze kicks up around you. clearing your throat, you look up at him once more.
the midday sun dances across his cheeks and hair, the strands looking almost white in the rays. he looks down at you before you have time to look away.
"you know, just because we spoke, please don't expect any special treatment in the class," he sighs and pulls his headphones over his ears. rolling your eyes, shake your head at him.
"obviously."
he chuckles at your imitation of him earlier. feeling his heartbeat quicken once more, he turns to you before he walks to the bus stop.
"the class is challenging, so don't be afraid to reach out. my phone number is on the syllabus, along with my email," he says, grabbing his phone to press play on his playlist. looking at you again, he bites tongue as you are staring back at him with wide eyes and blushing cheeks.
"for academic purposes, of course."
tsukishima walks away, hoping you don't catch how nervous he actually is. he can't believe he said that. yamaguchi is gonna love this.
your thoughts are racing, far too quickly for this monday afternoon. beginning the walk to your apartment, you shake the thoughts that sneak their way into your head.
where was that syllabus again?
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Laws of Attraction กฏแห่งรักดึงดูด Ep.01
sorry to @ginnymoonbeam and anyone else from the discord crew who's seeing this twice, I hope to type up a more coherent something at some point, but I wanted to record this somewhere.
I've put a cut because this is LONG, but the reactions include translations of stuff that apparently didn't get translated on iQiyi. Mind that I'm not fluent, this is without guarantees, etc.
WHOA starting right on a dramatic courtroom scene … and why does that the defendant look familiar?
oh fuck, he uses dirty tricks. I'm not surprised, but WOW.
haha, hi dude who played Jaosua Zhang in Khun Chai
oh god this Chinese is … something.
that shirt is a CHOICE
oh, wait, is this the dude who played … what's his face, the one who was going to sell out Thian in Khun Chai? is he gonna be our antag
ahaha he hit a nerve
ahaha how is it ALWAYS Film's characters getting saved by Jam's
ahaha Chaan hitting on Tinn. He's so sleazy, yikes
and of course he's hitting on Tinn, and Tinn has good instincts and avoids the murder eyes
oh god he looks dangerous, how is this the dude who played sweet Thian?? ACTING!!!!
… I'm not gonna comment on that
of course this show is gonna make it a mission to make me hungry
Khao is so cute
this is gonna hurt so much, eh
ooh so he teaches Taekwondo!! this is so cute
oh goodness, she wants to make merit for her parents ;-; SWEETHEART
HOLY SHIT. That wasn't even a hit-and-run, that was an intentional running-over
oh shit, these dudes look hiso
uurgh Chaan's face here is just like "here's money coming my way"
this kid is so prett I'm sure he'll get an redemption arc, but I hate him anyway, for now
here come Tinn and his auntie crashing this hiso politician's press junket, oops
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Sign reads:
The lawsuit is not making progress. The perpetrator has not been punished.
they're really going for maximum
I love how Chaan already owes Tinn his life twice over, this is gonna make for an interesting dynamic
the romantic music, I cannot, this is a SOAP and it's leaning into it, I'm LIVING
oh, the way the mood INSTANTLY changed here, goddd
oh god, Chaan is SO removed from reality
or, well. jaded, I guess. Which we knew! from the trailer! BUT STILL
"you'll regret that" holy SHIT
WAS THAT THE ROSEWOOD AGAIN
oh, so Chaan also has Trauma(tm)?
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This show is in the future, the texts read:
29 July 2023, 8:30, acc x-9732 incoming transfer 100 total balance 178,274.59 29 July 2023, 8:30, acc x-9732 incoming transfer 400 total balance 178,574.59 (idk I didn't math this, it's what it says) 29 July 2023, 8:30, acc x-9732 incoming transfer 400 total balance 180,574.59
love the commentary on this type of "journos"
I love Tinn's sister
I'm already excited for the moment Chaan starts to care. it's gonna be EPIC
he's such an ASSHOLE and I'm having a hard time with that because Thian was so sweet ACTING
I'm flashing back to Gram and White's "legal vs ethical" debate in Not Me
he can't apologise? oh Chaan, I think Tinn is going to make you eat your words.
okay I like that Tinn is apparently an asshole to everyone. equal opportunity asshole.
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10:33: Ended voice call (22 seconds) 13:45: Message: "From today on, the party lawyers will take over Thaenthai's case. As for your wages, you can send [the bill?] now. I'll take care of it." (EDITED thanks to @recentadultburnout for your correction!)
I'm starting to think Tinn just doesn't know how not to be antagonistic
oh god are they gonna beat him up while he's wearing a ruffled blouse
oh YIKES
the shot of whatever that was? that's gonna be relevant later, I bet
YOU TELL HIM, TINN
acab acab acab ACAB FUCK THEM
oh god this show is gonna hurt even worse than I thought
If Chaan set that beating up I'm gonna … idk. not be surprised. but.
I can't believe the trailer essentially covered most of ep 1 and not that much from later on???
I didn't think we'd see Chaan undress and … from that set-up quite possibly assault him this early. Or frankly at all, despite how it was set up in the trailer. YIKES
THAT PREVIEW, HELP please tell me this is also a two episode a week show
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50 Days of Fetishes List
50 days of writing about what turns me on:
1. Pocketwatches
2. Trance Face
3. Being "Period Angry"
4. Teacher's Pet (Being "Good")
5. Needy and Greedy (Feeling "Forbidden" Emotions)
6. Dapper Gals
7. Slow Dismantling
8. House Special (Doing the Play the Other Person Feels Best/Most Experienced At- Or Enjoys the Most)
9. Conspiring/Plotting
10. Denial/Orgasm Control
11. Being "Hot" (Looking Pretty/Attractive to Someone)
12. That First, Delicious Moment of Sinking into Trance
13. Casual Fucking With
14. Resistance Play
15. Evocative Hypnotist Smiles
16. Connection in Trance
17. Kneeling
18. Pleasure Conditioning
19. Homework
20. Involuntariness (Feeling Like Things Are Happening without Conscious Volition)
21. Evil Therapist Tropes
22. Skill
23. Attention (Having Someone's Attention)
24. Innocence (And Being Corrupted)
25. Relaxation as a Pathway to Arousal
26. Almost-Telepathic Rapport
27. Incredibly Deep Trance
28. Oral Fixation
29. Amnesia/Memory Play
30. Strong/Buff Women (and Rasslin')
31. Being Clever
32. Being Taught or Coached
33. Dominance
34. Witchcraft (Witchy Tropes)
35. Camp
36. Fucked Up Ageplay
37. Covert Hypnosis and General Hypnotic Sneakiness
38. Intentional Vulnerability
39. Keeping it Simple
40. Accents
41. A Touch of Patronization
42. Bad Hypnosis
43. Team Ups
44. Dissociation
45. Voice Changes (and Hypnotic Voices)
46. No-Win Conditions
47. Begging
48. Comfort Kink
49. Partner Enthusiasm
50. Words
It's strange- I thought when I finished this I'd have a very clear picture of my sexuality and what turns me on. Looking at the list overall, it feels pretty piecemeal. It's hard to sum up something as vast and quirky as "what I think is hot" with a list.
Still, I'm glad I wrote it. My goal was to write a spontaneous entry every day and doing that gave me some insight into both how I was feeling during different days and how different fetishes feel exciting at different times. It also helped me think deeply about what turns me on about some of my fetishes and why they're interesting to me. I may add entries past 50 if more thoughts come up. (The 50 was always an artificial limit I posed on myself anyway.)
As I was writing, I felt like I was covering a lot of switchy interests and being very conscious of the ways I enjoy play from the bottom and from the top. The entries felt pretty balanced between top and bottom as I was writing them. I even tried to make them more balanced- when I wrote a bottom-leaning entry, I'd try and write a top-leaning entry the next day. However, when I look back, there are about 24 items I enjoy primarily as a bottom, about 14 I enjoy primarily as a top, and 7 that feel 50/50 pure switchy. (The rest don't really neatly fall into top/bottom/switch categories.) That's more lopsided than I anticipated. I don't know if that signals I'm more of a bottom-leaning switch or if it's the result of having recent new, exciting bottomy play with a new partner and fantasizing more about that. I wonder if my list 6 months from would be different.
I'd be curious if any of you out here have thoughts on this list. Is there anything that's surprising? Anything you want to ask about? Especially if you know me well- is there anything obvious I'm leaving out?
If this kind of exercise sounds fun to you, I encourage you to try it! @misscammiedawn finished her list yesterday- it's here if you want to see her entries. Both @ultinath and @h-sleepingirl are doing projects - Nath was writing hypnokinky essays and Sleepingirl has just started writing their own days of fetish entries. I highly recommend you check all of these Tumblrs out for insights and some great, thoughtful writing.
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The Week Ahead: May 15-21, 2023
Lunar Phases
Tuesday, May 16, 01:10 UT - Balsamic Moon, 9°56’ Aries
The key phrases for the Balsamic lunar phase are to “let go of the past” and “envision the future.” Usually Aries has no problem with either one. We may feel a little petulant and whiny about it, though. Having a healthy way to blow off steam will be helpful.
Friday, May 19, 15:53 UT - New Moon, 28°25’ Taurus
The key phrase for the New Moon is to “set a new intention for the month” - something we think we can pull off in a month’s time! We should be able to make slow and steady progress. Because Mercury is still in its Storm, it’s best to continue on with some piece of a larger project, started before April 15, when Mercury entered its Storm.
Void of Course Moon
Monday, May 15, 02:56 UT (Pisces) - 07:56 UT (Aries)
Wednesday, May 17, 09:10 UT (Aries) - 12:28 UT (Taurus)
Friday, May 19, 17:51 UT (Taurus) - 18:48 UT (Gemini)
Sunday, May 21, 22:12 UT (Gemini) - Monday, May 22, 03:28 UT (Cancer)
Retrograde/Direct/Etc.
Pre-retrograde shadow: Saturn/Pisces
Retrograde: Pluto/Aquarius
Post-retrograde shadow: Mercury/Taurus, Ceres/Virgo
Ingresses
Tuesday, May 16, 17:20 UT - transiting Jupiter enters Taurus
Starting off with an ominous kind of bang, too, as Jupiter almost immediately will square Pluto Rx in Aquarius. Security is an issue. I think this transit potentially will end well enough next year, it’s just that getting there will have its challenges!
Saturday, May 20, 15:31 UT - transiting Mars enters Leo
And again, almost immediately there is a challenge (in this case an opposition) from Pluto Rx/Aquarius. This transit won’t be as easy as Jupiter’s through Taurus - we’ll have to battle our own egos almost constantly. (This is Dolt 45’s natal Mars position. Ick.)
Sunday, May 21, 07:09 UT - transiting Sun enters Gemini
Gemini season also starts out with an aspect to Pluto, but this time it’s a trine. We’re quick to spot new possibilities in the challenges we face, but will we be able to commit to making the necessary changes?
Et Cetera
Mercury is direct but still in its Storm, moving just over 1° this entire week.
There are three Opportunity Periods this week:
Saturday, May 13, 15:12 UT - Monday, May 15, 07:56 UT. “An excellent time for the arts and healing.”
Friday, May 19, 15:23 UT - 16:23 UT. This is 1/2 hour before and after the New Moon. “If you have something important to begin around now that’s part of a larger project started before April 15, this is a great time to do it.” (April 15 was when Mercury entered its Storm, pre-retrograde - Merc is direct now, but still in its Storm, hence the caution.)
Monday, May 22, 03:28 UT - Wednesday, May 24, 14:35 UT. “This rare entire-sign OP is suitable for virtually anything, including investments. However, with the stressful aspects of Mars, Jupiter, and Pluto, it is important to find a balance between desire and self-control.”
About “the stressful aspects of Mars, Jupiter, and Pluto:” all three Fire-ruling planets change signs this week - Fire being the way we do things. Jupiter/Taurus and Mars/Leo will form a fixed t-square with Pluto, in 0-1° range of fixed signs Aquarius, Taurus, and Leo. This can manifest as a total impasse - “do not pass Go, do not collect $200” - along with resultant destructive fury that our will has been blocked. We don’t seem to have any say in, or any control over, what happens to us. We can react violently - we can choke down our toxic feelings and implode on them - or we can let them go. The Sun moving into Gemini will help us see possibilities for new ways. We may be a bit opportunistic, and at the same time we may be genuinely curious and intrigued by the new prospects and circumstances. It will absolutely help us read the room; the challenge is in how we use what we’ve read.
Transiting Jupiter in late Aries has been trampling all over my own natal South Node - my natal Jupiter is opposite my natal South Node - and I’m getting all kinds of insights (whether I want to or not!) into basic human selfishness. It is caused by heightened anxiety for our own self - it’s driven by insecurity and an absense of self-love. (I’ll share a very helpful article I read about it.)
Of course we all can see how Aries’ intrinsic insecurity is therefore a basis for Taurus’ emphasis on security. Jupiter magnifies the traits of whatever sign it’s in, for good or for ill - and if Jupiter/Aries has amplified our insecurity, then Jupiter/Taurus will make us want to compensate.
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unusual hcs - multiples of 5 💙
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5. how many blankets / pillows do they like to have on their bed? - Usually just one blanket and one pillow. Whereas he is used to sleeping with what feels like ten thousand blankets and pillows from where he comes from. Just royal stuff!
10. what shampoo scent do they like the best and why? - He's a guy who doesn't really want that many smells on him. As he is used to using natural fragrances in soaps to clean his body and hair, he was quite surprised at what the modern other world has to offer in terms of fragrances. It's hard to find something that doesn't smell like black ice (the stuff men have to use for hair and body lol) 😂
15. do they know how to drive? do they like to drive? - He can't do it and has no intention of learning it. So far, he has always got on very well with bus and train travel
20. what do they hate being teased about? are they teased often? - As a little boy, he didn't like it when the other children declared him shy when he simply didn't feel like hanging out with them. They started teasing him about it, but it wasn't so bad that it had traumatic consequences for him. Luckily, his brother was always there to protect him from the mean kids! As an adult, he doesn't like it when others still point out that he tends to be quiet. Introverts just being introverts. Leave them alone!
25. do they get scared easily? does loud noises, shouting, etc, scare them? - Pretty much everyone is startled by sudden loud noises, right? But Lian can take it, although he doesn't really like being shouted at. He can be very sensitive about it
30. is there something about their personality they want to change? - In his position as crown prince, he is expected to make grand speeches and simply be present. However, as Lian is not someone who likes to be in the limelight, he finds this difficult. He does it when he absolutely has to, so it's certainly something he would want to change if only he could. But he's just not like that. One reason why he doesn't actually want to be king
35. are they possessive over their things? or over other people? both? - Not really when it comes to things, but he can get quite jealous when it comes to people; not possessive though. Nothing he's necessarily proud of, but he can't do anything about it either
40. do they have a big family or a small family? no family? - As part of a royal family, he has a quite big family. So far, I've only managed to expand on his parents and his two siblings. I've never thought about aunts, uncles or cousins. Maybe I should catch up on that 🤔
45. what’s their dream job / profession? do they have one? - He is not chosen to pursue any profession except that of a ruler. So he is practically not allowed to have a dream job, although this thought does cross his mind from time to time. Especially in his time spent in the modern world, where he works as a barista but could much better imagine working in a flower store or perhaps even opening an art studio. But that is wishful thinking
50. where do they see themselves in 2 / 5 / 10 years? - Above all, he hopes not to feel as lost as he sometimes does. If Lian could choose his future, he imagines it to be peaceful, with someone by his side he loves and with whom he can grow old. But thinking about becoming something he doesn't want to become makes his real visions of the future dark and gloomy 😓
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75 HARD: day one
[x] read 10 pages - Atomic Habits
[x] 45 minute workout outside - AM outdoor walk
[x] 45 minute workout inside - PM arms + elipitical
[x] gallon of water
[x] followed diet - high protein: protein pancakes, Mexican veggie bowl for lunch, protein shake, banana, brownie and nuts for snacks, and tonight's dinner included Lemon Basil Turkey Meatballs & Creamy rice
[x] took progress photo - good thing I remembered to do this after a big meal :)
[x] no alcohol - nope, and in fact I was pretty ready to give it up and didn't even drink on NYE. I had my last drink on Christmas and not sure I'll ever go back.
Today was a huge success and I'm feeling accomplished! I honestly was in a bit of a rut for the month of December after coming back from Thailand and feeling quite broke and worn out. It felt really amazing to get back into a routine again. I set myself up pretty well for this challenge. They say that New Year’s resolutions are kind of out of place because goal setting should really begin in spring, and that this is a time for rest. I fully get that and support those who are participating in a relaxing period. For me, though, I’ve always done really well when I set my goals at the top of the year. I think monthly check-ins to make sure you’re following your set goals is crucial though! I think having a visual like a vision board or creating a Mind Movie works so well. The background on my phone is a vision board I made a while back and I’ve accomplished almost everything on it. This year, I plan to create a Mind Movie and I’m really excited! If you’re not familiar, these are short videos that you design yourself to get your mind in peak 'manifesting' mode, that you watch first thing in the morning and last thing at night. The idea is to see yourself as having whatever you want now, played out in the movie with hertz frequencies in the background. The goal is to get excited about your dreams, to stop focusing on what is and envision on how you want your life to be.
Preparation
This last week I spent some time collecting recipes, I wrote down all the things I'd like to do daily and weekly, made a workout schedule and plan, and organized a system for how to realistically accomplish these tasks/goals. I also did an intention setting ceremony last night with Yoga Girl's annual podcast which I absolutely love.
On NYE my love and I went out to eat at one of our favorite Italian restaurants and I drank a delicious mocktail that had blackberry, mint, agave, and soda water. I was definitely in bed before midnight (MST) but I did watch the balldrop on tiktok live and got my new years kiss lol. I think this was another way I set myself up for success, just knowing that I did not want to start off the new year hungover. It's not worth it to me and I've really outgrown that poison.
I wondered how well I would do with the outdoor workout with it being winter, but honestly it was really refreshing to jump out of bed and force myself to get outside. The cold woke me up and it was a great start to the day. I listening to a walking meditation. The last time I did this consistently, I very quickly quantum leaped into my dream career from a very depressing job, I passed the ASWB licensing exam by a landslide, and I started my UGC side gig career which has also been quite a success! I'm seriously so damn excited to see how life can get even better than it already is.
The self-development book I started reading is called Atomic Habits by James Clear, and I can already tell I'm gonna love it. I've heard such good things about it. It's about how to build good habits and break bad ones, noting that tiny changes in your day to day life can have a huge impact on your life long-term, whether good or bad. Here's a quote from the book that stood out to me today:
"The impact created by a change in your habits is similar to the effect of shifting the route of an airplane by just a few degrees. Imagine you are flying from Los Angeles to New York City. If a pilot leaving from LAX adjusts the heading just 3.5 degrees south, you will land in Washington D.C. instead of New York. Such a small change is barely noticeable at takeoff- the nose of the airplane moves just a few feet--but when magnified across the entire United States, you end up hundreds of miles apart."
Thanks for tuning into my journey! Can't wait to see the transformation both physically and mentally.
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Hey, I know you asked for asks about trans Danny (and I love your universe so much, don't get me wrong), but I was wondering have you ever considered trans Steve? He'd have had the rare opportunity to 'start over' when he's send away from HI, maybe he took the chance to transition? On the other hand, trans folks were banned from the military back then and we all know how the Navy made Steve the man he is. What path d'you think he could have taken if he was trans? Or would/could he have cheated his way into the Navy anyway? I'm curious but I know this is not your playground so feel free to ignore. Thx.
Oh darling, anything to do with transing a character’s gender is my playground, thank you so much for this question.
TW: for general discussion of dysphoria, this gets pretty heavy emotionally. And also personal, lmao.
I have spent a lot of time thinking about trans!Steve, and what I think a transgender narrative for him would look like. And this is any flavor of trans tbh, be that telling the story of Stephanie McGarrett, Steven McGarrett, Stef McGarrett, etc.  
For all intents and purposes, Steve was raised by the navy. It’s a very intrinsic part of his character. For me it’s up there w/ Danny being from New Jersey. You can’t not make Danny a Jersey boy, just like you can’t not make Steve a SEAL. I’ve spoken a little bit about this being why I find it difficult to put Steve into different careers here, and I think it applies to this as well.
And you’re right re: being trans in the US military. There’s a long and complicated history of it either being banned or restricted, and it technically only became ‘legal’ in 2021. Even if I wrote a trans!Steve as a modern au like trans!Danno is, he would be unable to be out of the closet and be in the Navy. I don't think he'd be able to cheat his way in either, that's a pretty big To Do.
I do think he’d still have joined the navy, even if he was trans. I think he’d just have been in the closet about it. And it’s for this reason that imho trans!Steve would be one of those people who doesn’t come out and transition until they’re in their 40s or something. It would be the story of DEADNAME McGarrett going to Annapolis, becoming a SEAL, being the Navy’s Finest, Creating Five-0 and then much later, deciding to come out. Like post season 10 timeline coming out, I think.
Because Steve keeps a lot of his feelings crammed up inside his head and heart, and he stews over stuff, and he’s not emotionally open. He just isn’t. The Military Fucked Steve Up. John McGarrett, whether he meant to or not, Fucked Steve Up. All of the other shit's that's happened, has Fucked Steve Up. Steve opens up more over the progression of the show, especially w/ Danny, but he’s still an emotionally constipated nutcase in many ways.
Is this a story I’d ever write? No. There are a few reasons for that, and the main ones stem from my own Gender Experience™ and shit. It’s the same reason why Trans!Danno takes place when Danny’s in his 30s and has pretty much already transitioned socially/medically/etc. The story of Danny’s coming out and transition is glossed over, because if I delve into the depression and dysphoria aspect too deeply, I’m gonna start drinking too much again. Being closeted sucks, dysphoria sucks, the internalized self-loathing and shame sucks, and it is euheuheuheuheuheuh DEEPLY triggering for me.
Trans!Danno takes place after most, if not all of that, for Danny. Danny’s got the surgeries he wanted, he’s on T, he looks in the mirror and likes what he sees, he’s doing GREAT. Does he still have issues and insecurities? Well yes, because he’s human. But I am uninterested in writing about the emotionally darker and more upsetting aspects of trying to come out and transition, because I do this for fun and I don’t wanna bum myself out.
The story of Steve/Stephanie/Stef McGarrett, coming out and transitioning at the age of like 45/50 would be deeply sad in many ways. It’d be steeped in internalized transphobia, self-loathing, dysphoria, etc. Especially when you take into consideration Steve’s character and how he Deals with things emotionally. It’d also be a story of joy, of self-actualization, and all those other good things.
Are those stories meaningful and important? Absolutely. Would I personally write it? No. Because the journey to get to that joy would trigger the shit out of me. Is that everyone’s gender experience? Also no, but it’s mine and that’s the lens I’m approaching stuff from.
Excellent question! Thank you so much.
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 Fifty things NOT to say to black people by Odessa s. Hamilton
Black people are habitually exposed to harmful discourse, even by those who by all other intents and purposes are anti-racist. Odessa Hamilton developed an informal online poll to hear from black people the kinds of comments they have heard first-hand from non-blacks. 
She captured 101 distinct comments and here presents the 50 most heinous or recurring ones. She says that, although painful on both sides, honest conversations are necessary.
Although some tropes may resonate with other ethnic communities, this is a small step toward making clear what things are not appropriate to say to black people (even in satire).
Irrespective of race, most will have the human capacity to appreciate the absurdity, and, to some degree, the farcicality of this terrain of insults that black people are forced to traverse. Some readers may be alarmed by what is yet to come, so take a deep breath, relax… then imagine living it daily!
 (The above excerpt taken ) please read the entire article click the above title link. We will just list the 50 points here. Although, written in the UK it still apply everywhere - you are encouraged to read the article in full.
Appearance
1. You’re really pretty for a black girl.
2.  Are you lips real?
3. You’re like black black!
4. Can I touch your hair? (OR they lunge in without asking).
5. You’re so lucky to have a natural tan.
6. I didn’t realise black people could grow real eyebrows.
7. You’re not black, you must be mixed with something, because you’re so light-skinned.
8. Any “coloured” descriptor (I’m not a box of crayons).
Education
9. You speak so articulately.
10. You’re actually really smart.
11. Who taught you how to speak English?
12. You know so many words?
13. Wow, you got into Oxford, were you a diversity candidate?
14. Don’t research race; you’ll end your career before it’s even started.
15. Are you first in your family to be educated?
16. You don’t sound black AT ALL.
17. Teach me some slang.
Work
18. We can’t attract or keep black employees, it’s like they don’t wanna work.
19.  I’m SO sorry, I didn’t think you worked here (after calling security).
20. You should meet X, you’ll REALLY get on (both being black).
21. I love your hair straight; it looks so much more professional.
22. How do you make your money? (I work like everyone else).
23. We’ll address it, but just be careful not to play the ‘Race Card’ (after reporting a racial incident).
24. I like you! You’re surprisingly professional.
25. You could definitely pass as one of ‘us’.
26. You must be struggling through COVID (responding to inequality statistics).
Identity
27. Do you have a Mum AND a Dad?
28. Are you from Africa or Jamaica?
29. You’re a good mix (like a cockerpoo or labradoodle).
30. Do you snack on dry bones?
31. Where are you really from?
32. Can black people really be Muslim?
33. Do you eat with your hands at home?
34. Can we just use your initials?
35. That smells funny… What are you eating?
36. I was so shocked to see black Jews on TV.
37. (Siobhan, Saoirse and Leigh get to keep their names but…) Your name is too hard to pronounce, so I’m going to call you X (typically a Westernised adaptation).
Bizarre
38. Do you have any weed?
39. Why can’t black people swim?
40. Have you been to jail, even for a little while?
41. What colour is your blood?
42. How can I be racist, my X is black?
43. Yo my G/N*****! (or other attempts at Ebonics).
44. I’m sorry for my ancestors (when you just wanted a coffee).
45. Do have cars where you’re from?
46. What’s happening in Africa? (I’m not a newscaster)
47. I’ve always wondered what it would be like in black skin.
48. I think black people are really cool. (All black people, everywhere?).
49. I don’t see colour.
50. Why do “black Lives Matter” – don’t all lives matter? (Are all lives undervalued?)
Having made it through to the end – mostly unscathed – try to unravel those comments from egregiously racist slurs. It is uncomfortable and not straightforward. 
There is no expectation of an espousal of views, but rather an attunement to these common experiences, as we take preliminary steps toward honest and respectful dialogues that challenge such benighted messaging. (excerpt)
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I can't believe I'm finally done! I had a blast making this video, it's been my baby for ages. It's my take on a more darkish continuation of canon. Mind the TW in the video description! This video gets a lot darker than its canon basis.
Here's a thorough explanation of everything in the vid (also TW for attempted suicide):
So! Basically, I kept canon the same here, except for a couple of things. Merlin doesn't age physically (unlike what we see in the show's ending) and Kilgharrah gets replaced with a GoT dragon xd (what can I say the VFX are much cooler). Whenever you see bearded merlin though, that's an older post-Arthur merlin. And the video jumps back and forward a bit.
It starts with an older post-Camelot Merlin (00:05) (during the witch burnings), and then there's a clip that's supposed to be earlier on when Gwen is still alive and queen (00:15) (after Arthur's death though). It's a battle/invasion that I'll leave open for interpretation because I didn't think through it a lot xd, but it can't be in Camelot (the city) itself obviously, because of the sea. I'm thinking they went to a coastal fortress to defend themselves against the invading Saxons.
Then we have more battles (00:23) (I'm thinking the one in season 4, where Merlin calls on Kilgharrah, since he's supposed to die in season 5).
Then we have some visuals for the great purge (00:33).
I leant on a couple of fan theories: that Merlin is magic itself made flesh and blood, and that his birth was a direct result of the great purge (that is to say, because such a great amount of magic was snuffed out suddenly, it concentrated and poured itself into merlin -- basically balance, and magic being this immutable force that can't be created or destroyed, only transformed and passed on).
Then we get to see Merlin through the ages, until the present day (01:10), struggling with his immortality. There's a callback to Camelot and the witch hunts (01:25), and then we get Camlann! Where he called on Kilgarrah this time! (01:36) It is intercut with a later post-canon scene, where Guinevere has been captured by some warlord or another at some point (01:45). Leon goes to Merlin for help and rescues her (this is not long after Arthur's death, which is why Merlin still looks like he does in canon).
At (01:56) we get Camlann again.
Then we have Merlin losing Gwen and Leon to the years (02:01), and we see the impact of being alone throughout eternity on his psyche. We get some nightmares (02:19), mostly centred on Arthur (because they'd absolutely be -- #merthurforlife).
There's Merlin talking down some soldiers going after him during the witch hunts (02:36). In (02:43) we see Merlin in Avalon lake (now I'll be honest here, my intention wasn't to put Merlin on the isle, since I'm not sure if it's even supposed to be accessible xd but I couldn't find a way to put him on the other margin, so let's just assume all is well xd).
We get Merlin in present-day (02:44), still chasing breadcrumbs (and maybe even starting to doubt his sanity a little bit? -- see "Was King Arthur a real person?").
And then,,,, the attempted suicides (02:49). Because you can't tell me a person with Merlin's behemoth amount of trauma wouldn't develop a major depression after lifetimes of waiting around alone -- not even knowing quite what he's waiting for or if it'll ever happen). Aaaaaaand (03:06) Merlin has maybe lost it a little bit. I think he tries to venture into necromancy and some,,,, not-great stuff (magic-wise).
But we catch a glimpse of Arthur at (03:19) so either it worked or... well, you decide.
Also at (03:11), we have a painting of Gwen in the background of Buckingham palace. It was commissioned by Merlin sometime during the renaissance period (does not mean that the painting itself is renaissance style). He made sure it found its way into the royal treasuries and it is displayed to this day, so it would probably have been the work of a famous artist. (In reality, it is a very beautiful portrait by Thérèse Schwartze that I have edited to feature Angel Coulby).
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Their Truth, Their Love Story
Netflix has landed, though I've only watched part of the first episode. My academic privilege, I should point out - I conquer my reluctance to waste an hour of my life on a badly researched project that will not stand up to peer review, in return for not having to pay Netflix to watch the H&M story, their love story.
Except it never was a love story, was it? Markle's role in Suits was coming to an end, she arrived in England and made it clear that she wanted a rich, famous English husband. If I remember correctly, Piers Morgan (her friend at the time) confirmed this. The rich, famous English footballer Ashley Cole wasn't interested, and I'm sure a few other rich, famous English “potentials” were smart enough not to get involved with her either. And then an "unnamed friend" from the Soho bunch set her up with a blind date. With a dimwit prince who had spent his life protected from the machinations of gold-diggers and who couldn't keep a genuine girlfriend because of his - well, let's give him the benefit and call them his Insecurities.
Harry was Easy Prey. He was Rabbit in the Headlamps stuff, blinded and blind-sided when this supposedly adoring woman stepped out of her car, picked up and rescued the scared snuffly-wuffly wabbit and gave him a big cuddle. Who knows? A cuddle with all the love she expressed for beef cattle when she made that burger-grilling video for Men's Health. Ooh, that would have been some cuddle. Poor bullock, by the way! Had to die and be minced up and slapped on a barbecue so she could flip him and lick her fingers seductively. Just... like... Yuck!
Cue opening sequence, shots of Heathrow and cut to Harry in March 2020, not knowing what day it is. One minute in, and I'm wondering why he's recording himself whinging - supposedly BEFORE HE HAS A NETFLIX DEAL.
1:23 in (after some B&W shots of them in Frogmore) and we have "What on earth happened?" I'll tell you what happened, you issued your wife-led demands and HMTQ said no. That's what happened. You - as junior members of the RF - were being told, either you work on behalf of HMTQ or you don't and you're out. Junior executives don't tell the CEO what to do.
1:45 and we see Markle attempting to act - to be fair, if you didn't know she was a former actress on Suits, you might be fooled into thinking she was genuine, but this is in Canada, supposedly BEFORE THEY HAD A NETFLIX DEAL.
What are the chances, eh? You film yourself sitting on a kitchen counter, apparently newly upset, just on the off-chance that a TV company may want to pay for it. Was that prescient of them or what? I'm voting for the "what" option. How much proof do you need that they - or at least one of them - had Megxit planned right from the start, before the wedding, before the engagement; was in secret multi-million dollar tell-all negotiations before the wedding, before the engagement; had no intention of being part of the working Royal Family and doing all the boring hand-shaking and factory-opening stuff; but was only interested in fame, celebrity and adulation.
And I'm still only 1:54 into Episode 1.
1:58 and Harry says it's his job to keep his family safe. Cue shots of H&M and Archie's first appearance... and 2:10 - the level of hate being stirred up against his wife and his son... and 02:25 and we're back with Meghan perched on the kitchen counter in Canada being all upset and sighing and wanting (sigh) - to - (sigh) - get to the other side of all this... and (umm) (sigh) (long pause) (very long pause) whispers in 100% victim mode "I don't know what to say"... (rueful smile and slow release of nose-sigh) (fiddles with fingers)...
2:52 H mentions duty and service for the first time, and how he feels it's his duty to uncover this exploitation and bribery that happens within our Media. The same Media that H&M are now exploiting and bribing with their trashing of the RF, oh and it's back to Meghan on the kitchen counter fiddling with her fingers again: "They are destroying us", and now 3:20 cut to images of Bristol statue toppling - first hints of their accusations of racist Britain, racist Empire that his family is part of... and then 3:45 we have the Netflix Documentary Series screen. Bloody hell, the programme’s not even started yet.
Ye gods and little fishes, how much of this do I have to watch on your behalf? I'll keep going with Episode 1, because I'm keen to see when Netflix bring in the other side of the story to provide a balanced documentary full of real truth, not just cherry-picked one-sided truth from a pair of proven liars.
Back in a bit, if I don't crack open the gin and cigars and start kicking the computer. All my own personal opinions, etc etc...
xxx
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